Plantar Medial Avulsion Fracture of the Calcaneus With Acute Tarsal Tunnel: Case Report and Technique Tip

Kempland C Walley; William L Johns; J Benjamin Jackson; Tyler A Gonzalez

doi:10.1177/1071100720924379

Plantar Medial Avulsion Fracture of the Calcaneus With Acute Tarsal Tunnel: Case Report and Technique Tip

Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Aug;41(8):1002-1006. doi: 10.1177/1071100720924379. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Authors

Kempland C Walley¹, William L Johns², J Benjamin Jackson³, Tyler A Gonzalez³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
² Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.

PMID: 32635754
DOI: 10.1177/1071100720924379

Abstract

Level of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion.

Keywords: calcaneus fracture; flexor hallucis longus; joint depression calcaneus; open reduction internal fixation; plantar fascia; plantar medial avulsion; tarsal tunnel; tibial nerve; tongue-type calcaneus; windlass mechanism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Calcaneus / diagnostic imaging
Calcaneus / injuries*
Female
Fractures, Avulsion / complications
Fractures, Avulsion / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Avulsion / surgery*
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
Radiography
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / etiology
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / surgery*